to cut
→
to dilute
4 realizations
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | cut | |
| meaning 1 | to cut | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to dilute, to water | |
| reference | ||
| comment | The second meaning is an Americanism. Cf. also the term 'cut black product' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | French | |
| lexeme | couper | |
| meaning 1 | to cut | couper des branches to cut branches |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to dilute, to water (wine, milk) | couper du vin to water down wine |
| reference | CNRTL | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | German | |
| lexeme | kupieren | |
| meaning 1 | to cut, to trim, to crop (tail and ears in dogs and horses) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to dilute, to water (wine), to dissolve (paint) | |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Italian | |
| lexeme | tagliare | |
| meaning 1 | to cut | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to dilute (e.g. wine) | |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||